African Piano is a solo piano album by Abdullah Ibrahim, recorded in 1969. It was released on LP four years later and was first issued on CD in 1991.
| African Piano | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Live album by | |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | October 1969 |
| Venue | Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | JAPO |
Recording and music
editThe album was recorded in concert at Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen,[1] in October 1969.[2] The eight tracks on the album are all Ibrahim originals and are played as a continuous piece.[3] This was Ibrahim's second solo piano album, after Reflections, from 1965.[1]
Releases
editAfrican Piano was released on LP on 1 March 1973[4] by JAPO Records, part of ECM Records.[1] The first CD release was in 1991, by ECM.[1] The label subsequently reissued it on CD as part of their Re:solutions series.[1] The LP version was issued under the name Dollar Brand; reissues were attributed to Abdullah Ibrahim, after the pianist changed his name.[1]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide |  [5] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [6] |
AllMusic summarized that "Ibrahim was still in the process of finding his own sound at the time, although his improvisations (which use repetition and vamps effectively) have their interesting moments."[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that "the [1991] CD robs the music of some of its full-hearted resonance."[2]
Track listing
edit- "Bra Joe from Kilimanjaro"
- "Selby That the Eternal Spirit Is the Only Reality"
- "The Moon"
- "Xaba"
- "Sunset in Blue"
- "Kippy"
- "Jabulani – Easter Joy"
- "Tintiyana"
Personnel
edit- Abdullah Ibrahim – piano
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Kelman, John (3 March 2014) "Abdullah Ibrahim: African Piano". AllAboutJazz.
- ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 556. ISBN 0-14-015364-0.
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott "Dollar Brand / Abdullah Ibrahim – African Piano". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "African Piano – Abdullah Ibrahim". ECM Records. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 342.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 435.